Table 41
Performance of OB-cesarean sections in hospital practices of family physicians* by census division, July 2008
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| Census Division | Total | Performed in Hospital Practice (%) | Performed only with Consultation (%) | Not Desired (%) | Privileges Denied (%) | Liability Prohibitive (%) | Fear of Liability Suit (%) | No Hospital Department (%) | Reason Not Reported (%) | Not Reported (%) |
| Total | 899 | 7.3% | 2.4% | 66.0% | 1.5% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 26.1% | 8.9% |
| New England | 42 | 2.4% | 0.0% | 77.1% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 20.8% | 7.1% |
| Mid Atlantic | 87 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 22.0% | 9.2% |
| East North Central | 175 | 8.0% | 4.6% | 76.3% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 17.2% | 5.7% |
| West North Central | 130 | 13.1% | 5.4% | 69.9% | 2.4% | 0.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 22.0% | 5.4% |
| South Atlantic | 133 | 2.3% | 0.8% | 55.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 40.8% | 14.3% |
| East South Central | 54 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 58.8% | 0.0% | 5.9% | 2.0% | 5.9% | 27.5% | 9.3% |
| West South Central | 90 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 68.5% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 6.7% | 20.2% | 8.9% |
| Mountain | 75 | 4.0% | 2.7% | 65.9% | 2.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4.7% | 25.9% | 10.7% |
| Pacific | 113 | 6.2% | 3.5% | 57.4% | 1.6% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 3.9% | 30.2% | 10.6% |
*Includes only active member respondents of the American Academy of Family Physicians. Estimated percentages were adjusted by the sampling fraction and the response percentage for selected characteristics. |
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Source: American Academy of Family Physicians, Practice Profile I Survey, July 2008. |
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